The global recession continues to create new realities for students, institutions, and faculty members engaged in higher education. This blog chronicles those changes for academic / historical record purposes. Click on the URL at the end of each posting to view the complete news report.

Saturday, November 14, 2015

The president of Wittenberg University has resigned abruptly, the institution announced in a news release on Wednesday. Laurie M. Joyner, who has served as the Ohio university’s president since 2012, will resign effective on Friday, according to the university. “This decision to leave Wittenberg has not been easy,” Ms. Joyner said in the release. “I have been honored to work with talented students and caring colleagues on the faculty and staff and have particularly enjoyed providing leadership-development opportunities throughout the university community.” The decision occurred amid harsh budget cuts.
http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/university-president-resigns-abruptly-amid-harsh-budget-cuts/106406